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The U.S. Army has terminated the M10 Booker light tank program after spending more than a billion dollars and accepting delivery of 80 vehicles....
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
France has approved construction of the most ambitious warship in European history. Named France Libre after Charles de Gaulle’s wartime government-in-exile, the 78,000-ton nuclear-powered...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On 9 May, when Russian President Vladimir Putin was presiding over his annual Victory in WWII parade, the combined lack of any meaningful dignitaries,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Chinese H-20 stealth bomber is not expected to be operational until the 2030s, per U.S. Intelligence Community estimates. Gen. Stephen L. Davis (head...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Would a Chinese pilot ever defect with his or her J-20 stealth fighter? History says it could happen: Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to...
Dollars and Sense
The U.S. Air Force has a 1,800-pilot deficit. USAF pilots are leaving for commercial airlines that pay 2x USAF pay. The USAF pilot base...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots “shot down” several F-22 Raptors during the 2012 Red Flag Alaska exercises. The F-22 Raptor was still relatively new at...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force awarded the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) Program contract to the Lockheed YF-22 (F-22 Raptor) in April 1991 — beating the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet Kiev-class carried P-500 Bazalt anti-ship cruise missiles. After the USSR’s collapse, Kyiv and Minsk were sold to China and converted into museum...